INS Vikramaditya (R33) with a Sea Harrier aircraft
History
India
NameINS Vikramaditya (R33)[3]
NamesakeVikramāditya
BuilderBlack Sea Shipyard, Mykolayiv, Ukraine
Cost$2.35 billion[4]
Commissioned16 November 2013[1]
HomeportINS Kadamba, Karwar
MottoStrike Far, Strike Sure[2]
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Kiev-class
TypeAircraft carrier
Displacement45,400 tons on full load[6][7]
Length283.5 metres (930 ft) (overall)
Beam59.8 metres (196 ft)[11]
Draught10.2 metres (33 ft)
Decks22[8]
Installed power6 turbo alternators and 6 diesel alternators which generate 18 MWe[8]
Propulsion8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 shafts, 4 geared steam turbines, 180,000 hp[8]
Speedin excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
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7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km)
13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)[5]
Endurance45 days[8]
Complement1,600 - 2,000[11]
Sensors and
processing systems
Long range Air Surveillance Radars, LESORUB-E, Resistor-E radar complex, CCS MK II communication complex and Link II tactical data system[8]
Armament
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Maximum of 36 aircraft including:
Aviation facilities


References change

  1. "Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya set to join Indian Navy on November 16". The Indian Express. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. "INS Vikramaditya motto is 'Strike Far, Strike Sure'". India Today. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "Aircraft Carrier: INS Vikramaditya". Indian Navy. Retrieved 4 January 2014. Pennant No. R33
  4. PTI (10 March 2010). "Gorshkov deal finalised at USD 2.3 billion". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. PTI. "Engine problems in INS Vikramaditya fixed, sea trial to start in June – Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013. an endurance of 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at a cruising speed of 18 knots. It will have an air wing consisting of Russian-made MiG-29K jet fighter planes and Kamov Ka-31 early warning radar helicopters.
  6. "NAVY – Project 1143". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  7. "Indian Carrier Begins Sea Trials | Defense News". defensenews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "'Vikramaditya' to be Commissioned on 16 Nov 13". Indian Navy. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  9. "Navy gets long-delayed Vikramaditya". Business Standard. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. "INS Vikramaditya enters Indian Navy's area of operation". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Vikramaditya to be handed to the Indian Navy on November 16". India & Russia Report. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  12. "INS Vikramaditya won't have air defence system for now". Indian Express. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  13. "INS Vikramaditya will serve Navy for 30 years". The Hindu. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  14. "Misses, waits & progress in naval missiles". Business Standard. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.